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Tips & Tricks
The Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is a proven sensitive method for detecting and quantifying specific biomarkers in a wide range of clinical and research samples. The accuracy and precision of ELISAs can be affected by many factors, including pipetting, washing, and sample-handling techn...
Responsibility
ALPCO’s Diabetes Research Travel GrantALPCO strives to provide scientists and healthcare professionals with robust tools for their research and clinical diagnostic endeavors. We understand that championing extraordinary discoveries requires extraordinary efforts, and support. We are proud to continu...
Clinical Research
New: Calprotectin Immunoturbidimetric Assay will take your testing to the next level. Learn more.ALPCO has been serving the needs of clinical researchers and clinical diagnostics labs for over 30 years, and we now offer a broad product menu of proprietary automated sample-to-answer platforms. We’re ...
Platforms
Our platforms offer walk-away, sample-to-answer solutions for life science research, clinical research, and diagnosticsALPCO is a global leader in platforms for immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics. Our proprietary automated sample-to-answer solutions provide efficiency and ease-of-use for th...
Complement System Solutions for Drug Development and Clinical Research
Datasheet: Complement System Immunoassays Download The complement system is essential to innate immunity which protects from chronic, autoimmune, and infectious disease. There are three distinct pathways of complement activation: classical, lectin/MBL, and alternative. Each leads...
Simplify Stool Sample Processing
Introduction We understand the challenges facing lab managers and directors who need to continuously improve workflow efficiency and implement new tests and technologies to be competitive. Our unique extraction method can be used with a portfolio of targeted stool markers. This allows your lab to s...
ALPCO Releases a New Broad Range Periostin ELISA
ALPCO is now offering a new broad range Periostin ELISA that has been optimized to detect all known splicing forms of human periostin. The Periostin ELISA is highly characterized with a full validation package, and offers great reproducibility and precision. Not only are all standards and controls i...
Introducing the STELLUX® Chemi Active GLP-1 (7-36) amide ELISA
Watch our video to learn more about the STELLUX® Chemi Active GLP-1 (7-36) amide ELISA and how you can now measure this incretin hormone with confidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chu3VhEEpt0&t=3s The STELLUX® Chemi Active GLP-1 (7-36) amide ELISA features increased sensitivity to ac...
ALPCO to Exhibit at the AACC’s 70th Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo
July 25, 2018 ALPCO will exhibit at the AACC’s 70th Annual Clinical Lab Expo July 31-August 2, 2018 in Chicago, IL. The company will promote a number of tools to help research and improve clinical outcomes as well as increase laboratory efficiency. Among these tools are new and upcoming additi...
An Accurate Solution to the Challenges with Measuring GLP-1
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a gut hormone which plays an essential role in insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis1. While GLP-1 has become central to many metabolic disease research programs, various GLP-1 ELISA kits currently available on the market have been failing to meet the needs of ...
A Guide to STELLUX® Chemiluminscence ELISAs: An Infographic
Today, multiple immunoassay platforms exist, providing scientists and clinicians with the means to measure a variety of biomarkers1,2,3. However, research indicates some immunoassay platforms have limitations that can inhibit progress in the laboratory4,5,6. In an effort to provide researchers with ...
A Comparison of Colorimetric and Chemiluminescence ELISAs
Are you curious about chemiluminescence ELISAs, but not exactly sure what they are, or how to use them? Our video A Comparison of Colorimetric and Chemiluminescence ELISAs discusses how similar these two types of assays are, and how they can enhance your lab testing. Watch our video to: Lear...
ALPCO’s Calprotectin Validation Assistance Program
Whether your clinical laboratory is transitioning over to the ALPCO Calprotectin Chemiluminescence ELISA from another calprotectin assay or starting to run the test in-house for the first time, validation is the most crucial step in the assay implementation process. We understand that validating a n...
12 ELISA Tips and Tricks: An Expert’s Guide to Improve Your Technique
The Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is a proven sensitive method for detecting and quantifying specific biomarkers in a wide range of clinical and research samples. The accuracy and precision of ELISAs can be affected by many factors, including pipetting, washing, and sample-handling techn...
Managing Calprotectin as a Send Out?
While sending out for calprotectin testing offers some cost and convenience advantages when volumes are very low, bringing the process in-house allows for the opportunity to control costs, turnaround time, and quality. Considering costs and potential revenue, the volume at which in-house calprotecti...
Enhance Your Lab’s Molecular GI Portfolio
Molecular GI testing for bacteria such as salmonella, vibrio, and E. coli, and viral pathogens including norovirus and rotavirus, is instrumental in the diagnosis and treatment of infection and dysbiosis. In addition, many gastrointestinal disorders often require protein biomarker tests to aid in ac...
GI Testing
Calprotectin Chemiluminescence ELISA (80-CALPHU-CH01) The Calprotectin Chemiluminescence ELISA is an in vitro diagnostic chemiluminescent assay intended for the quantitative measurement of fecal calprotectin, a neutrophilic protein that is a marker of intestinal mucosal inflammation, in human sto...
Preparing for a Successful Assay Validation
On-boarding of new assays is critical for menu expansion and revenue growth, but the validation of a new assay requires a significant investment of time and resources. Proper planning can reduce errors and delays, minimizing validation time and reducing the impact on normal operations. Below are a f...
MacroArray Diagnostics GmbH (MADx) partners with ALPCO to offer a fully automated sample-to-answer multiplex allergy test solution to the North American market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Salem, NH – February 1, 2022: ALPCO (Salem, NH), a leading US producer of novel immunoassay testing platforms, recently announced an exclusive distribution partnership with MacroArray Diagnostics GmbH (Vienna, Austria). Together they offer a comprehensive line of testing ...
8 Questions to Ask Before Choosing an Allergy Testing Platform
1. What percentage of your IgE allergy testing panel consists of molecular allergens rather than allergen extracts? The ALEX2 IgE allergen panel consists of 117 extracts and 183 molecular allergens. This represents the largest panel of molecular allergens on the market, including 50+ unique molec...
Real-time PCR/RT-PCR Products for Gastrointestinal Pathogen Detection
Gastrointestinal (GI) pathogens consist of bacterial, viral, and parasitic groups. Bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens are caused by direct contact, indirect contact, and contaminated food and water. The most common pathogen is viral, which infects a host by introducing genetic material ...
Thunderbolt® Automated Color/Chemiluminescence ELISA System
ALPCO is now partnering with Gold Standard Diagnostics to provide laboratories with a fully automated benchtop system compatible with both colorimetric and chemiluminescence ELISAs. The Thunderbolt® System performs all operations, including pipetting, washing, and plate reading, for walk-away pr...
Understanding Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Pancreatic Elastase (PE) Testing for Determination of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) Advantages of ALPCO PE Testing for Determination of EPI • No interference from PERT • Single sample collection without dietary restriction • Detection of both CELA3A and CELA3B isoforms • Compatibi...
ALPCO + GeneProof Merge to Form a Global Diagnostics Company
In April of this year, ALPCO proudly announced its merger with GeneProof. Together we are a global leader in immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics providing you, our customers, with reagents and proprietary automated sample-to-answer solutions for the tests that matter most to you. T...